Psa 35:11, 52:2-4, 109:1-2, 140:1-3, Mat 26:59-62 | ESV | STEP | Malicious witnesses rise up ; they ask me of things that I do not know .

Psalms 35:11

11 ^aMalicious ^{▼▼Or Violent} witnesses rise up;
they ask me of things that I do not know.

Psalms 52:2-4

2 Your ^ctongue plots destruction,
like ^da sharp razor, you ^eworker of deceit.
3 You love evil more than good,
and ^flying more than speaking what is right. Selah
4 You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.

Psalms 109:1-2

Help Me, O Lord My God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ^gBe not silent, O ^hGod of my praise!
2 For wicked and ⁱdeceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.

Psalms 140:1-3

Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ^jDeliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from ^kviolent men,
2 who plan evil things in their heart
and ^lstir up wars continually.
3 They make ^mtheir tongue sharp as ⁿa serpent’s,
and ^ounder their lips is the ^pvenom of asps. Selah

Matthew 26:59-62

59 Now the chief priests and the whole council ^{▼▼Greek Sanhedrin} ^rwere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none, ^sthough many false witnesses came forward. At last ^ttwo came forward 61 and said, “This man said, ^u‘I am able to ^vdestroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” 62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” ^{▼▼Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?}